Ontario’s newly released energy strategy signals a growing openness to expanding the role of renewables, efficiency, and distributed resources. But one thing is missing: climate leadership.
Ontario energy planning is still missing its North Star
Author: Aakash Harpalani
What to make of IESO’s natural gas expansion, and what cities can do now
Ontario just announced the results of a competitive procurement process, which will expand natural gas-powered electricity generation capacity by up to 586 megawatts. What’s next for cities who need to decarbonize?
A tale of two cities: What we learned from recent gas plant proposals
Two recent votes on proposed gas plant expansions in Ontario show the powerful potential for city councils to make the right choices on the road to a low-carbon future. But only if they get the facts and data they need to support their decisions.
Will Ontario’s net-zero electricity grid cost $400 billion?
Decarbonization isn’t a barrier to affordability – it’s the key to an economical, reliable electricity grid. TAF provides analysis of the IESO’s Pathways to Decarbonization study.
Ontario’s once-in-a generation opportunity to modernize and decarbonize our electricity grid
Since exploring how decarbonizing the grid would impact various communities, TAF commissioned a new report showing the most affordable way to meet rising electricity demand is through a mix of energy efficiency, solar, wind and storage.
Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario are double the reported rate
There is growing consensus that ‘fugitive methane’ (gas leakage that occurs during the extraction and transmission of fossil fuels) is drastically underestimated — but by how much? A new TAF report provides updated guidelines to account for the full life cycle emissions of natural gas, badly needed as we face crucial infrastructure decisions in Ontario.
